Global Patent Index - EP 4100971 A1

EP 4100971 A1 20221214 - CHARGEABLE ATOMIC BATTERY AND ACTIVATION CHARGING PRODUCTION METHODS

Title (en)

CHARGEABLE ATOMIC BATTERY AND ACTIVATION CHARGING PRODUCTION METHODS

Title (de)

AUFLADBARE ATOMBATTERIE UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER AKTIVIERUNGSAUFLADUNG

Title (fr)

BATTERIE ATOMIQUE RECHARGEABLE ET PROCÉDÉS DE PRODUCTION DE CHARGE D'ACTIVATION

Publication

EP 4100971 A1 20221214 (EN)

Application

EP 21750416 A 20210207

Priority

  • US 202062971898 P 20200207
  • US 2021016982 W 20210207

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021159041A1] A chargeable atomic battery (CAB) and a standardized pre-irradiation encapsulation manufacturing method. A CAB unit is manufactured through a non-radioactive process and then placed in a radiation field (typically a fission reactor) to convert a portion of a non-radioactive precursor material into an activated material (e.g., radioisotope) for charging. After charging, the CAB unit is ready for use and can be combined with additional CAB units into a CAB stack to achieve the desired activity and then integrated into a CAB pack or a product that uses the radioactivity for the desired application such as heating, electricity, and passive x-ray sources. The pre-irradiation encapsulation manufacturing method uses a die press and sintering process to produce the CAB unit with the precursor material fully encapsulated by the encapsulation material. During and after the charging process, the encapsulation material serves as a barrier, preventing release of the activated material release.

IPC 8 full level

G21H 1/00 (2006.01); G21H 1/02 (2006.01); G21H 1/04 (2006.01); G21H 1/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

G21F 5/015 (2013.01 - EP KR US); G21F 5/06 (2013.01 - EP KR US); G21H 1/00 (2013.01 - EP KR US); G21H 3/00 (2013.01 - EP); G21G 1/02 (2013.01 - US); Y02E 60/10 (2013.01 - EP KR)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2021159041 A1 20210812; CA 3165395 A1 20210812; CA 3165403 A1 20210812; EP 4100971 A1 20221214; EP 4100971 A4 20240605; EP 4100972 A1 20221214; EP 4100972 A4 20240124; JP 2023514052 A 20230405; JP 2023514053 A 20230405; KR 20220134690 A 20221005; KR 20220134691 A 20221005; US 2023051201 A1 20230216; US 2023207148 A1 20230629; WO 2021159043 A1 20210812

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2021016980 W 20210207; CA 3165395 A 20210207; CA 3165403 A 20210207; EP 21750416 A 20210207; EP 21751199 A 20210207; JP 2022544120 A 20210207; JP 2022544121 A 20210207; KR 20227030705 A 20210207; KR 20227030706 A 20210207; US 2021016982 W 20210207; US 202117785690 A 20210207; US 202117787764 A 20210207